CHYLE. 4G1 



m 



probably clue to the absorption of the anxiolytic ferment of the pancreas 

 from the intestinal canal. 



Chyle of Man (ReesJ. 



Water, . 90.48 per cent. 



Solids, 9.52 << <. 



Fibrin trace 



Albumen, 7.08 " " 



Fats, lecithin, cholesterin, etc., . . 0.92 " 



Extractives, 1.0 " " 



Salts, . 0.44 " 



Chyle of Dog (Hoppe-Seyler). 



Water 90.67 " " 



Solids 9.02 " 



Fibrin 0.11 " " 



Albumen 2.10 " " 



Fats, lecithin, cholesterin, etc., . . 6.48 " " 



Fatty acid and soaps, .... 0.23 " " 



Salts 0.79 " 



Chyle of Horse (C. Schmidt). 



Serum 96.74 " " 



Clot, 3.25 " " 



"Water, 88.7 



Solids, 11.2 " " 



Fats 0.15 " " 



Soaps 0.03 " 



Fibrin, 3.89 " 



Albumen, sugar, and extractives, . . 6.59 " " 



HsBmatin, 0.20 " 



Sodium chloride, 0.23 " 



Sodium 0.13 " " 



Potassium 0.07 " " 



Phosphates and sulphates, . . . 0.11 " " 



The following table gives the composition of the chyle from the 

 thoracic duct in the ruminant under different conditions (Wiirtz) : — 





Ox. 



Cow. 



Cow. 





Before 



After 



Fed with 



Fed with 





Rumina- 



Rumina- 



Hav and 



Straw and 





tion. 



tion. 



Straw. 



Clover. 





950.89 



929.71 



951.24 



962.21 



Fibrin, 



1.76 



1.96 



2.82 



0.93 



Albuminoids, ..... 



39.74 



59.64 



38.84 



26.48 



Fats, 



0.81 



2.55 



0.72 



0:49 



Salts (soluble in alcohol), . 

 Salts (soluble in water), . 



2.47 



2.50 



2.77 



1.92 



4.33 



3.61 



3.59 



7.97 



Pure chyle from the mesenteric vessels of the ox before mixture 

 with the lymph has a specific gravity of 1013 and contains in 100 parts 



